The Emmy Awards have gone gender neutral. The Television Academy's Board of Governors has confirmed that nominees in the Best Actress or Best Actor awards can choose to be called a "performer" rather than an actor or an actress when the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards take place in September this year.
They said in a statement on their website: "No performer category titled "Actor" or "Actress" has ever had a gender requirement for submissions.
Now, nominees and (or) winners in any performer category titled "Actor" or "Actress" may request that their nomination certificate and Emmy statuette carry the term "Performer" in place of Actor or Actress.
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